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September, 2005
Cristi’s Outreach
Foundation
Barlad, Romania
Fabian has learned to enjoy
group activities…
Fabian is a 3-year-old boy with
Autism, who lives with his parents in the community
of Barlad, Romania. When we first met Fabian, in
October of 2004, he did not have any language or
play skills. He was not able to follow even simple
instructions, and could not verbalize his wants.
Although he enjoyed playing with some toys, such as
cars or trains, he would never interact with other
children, or participate in simple group activities,
such as song games. Upon receiving ABA and speech
therapy on a daily basis, through Cristi's Outreach
Foundation, Fabian has made great progress. He is
now able to understand and follow simple
instructions given to him by his therapists or
parents. He also loves to look at pictures in books
and asks adults to label everything that he sees.
Fabian has recently began to name objects in his
environment, and verbally request some of his
favorite things. More important, he now enjoys group
activities, during which he sings and shares books
and toys with other children his age. Fabian's
consistent progress is extremely encouraging, as
this increases his chances of learning more
naturally and becoming more independent.
 
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